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A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.

Top Billed Cast

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    Raymond Briggs

    Older James / Narrator (uncredited)

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    David Bowie

    Older James (re-released version) (uncredited)

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    Bernard Cribbins

    Narrator (Alternate Version) (uncredited)

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    Mel Smith

    Father Christmas - 20th Anniversary version (voice) (uncredited)

Sometimes it's not just the film itself, but the accompanying memories it elicits that make something a success. I recall my late mum always used to make sure we sat down in front of the telly at Christmas to watch this - and we probably saw it every year for about 30 years! Why? Well, it's an eminently watchable animation depicting a young lad who builds a snowman, only for it to come to life and take him on a few adventures on Christmas eve - including getting to meet and have a bit of a ceilidh with Santa - before, unfortunately, reality kicks in next morning. Aside from an introduction fro...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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